Dr. Richard Yoder brings over 25 years of experience in global health and development and currently is an independent consultant focusing on health systems strengthening, health financing, health reform, capacity building and institutionalization, research, and management. Previously, he was Technical Director/Senior Advisor in the Health Practice of Cardno Emerging Markets, including three years in Armenia where he was head of a nationwide health reform project. Prior to this, Yoder led a DFiD health sector reform project in Nepal providing technical assistance to a DfID/World Bank led SWAp program. Other long term resident assignments have been in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as short term consultancies in numerous low and middle income countries. He has worked with USAID contracts, as well as with DFID, United Nations, and several NGOs. He has published in the areas of health financing, health reform, management, and privatization, and has co-authored a book on development ethics. Yoder is the Longacre Endowed Professor Emeritus of Business and Economics at Eastern Mennonite University, and has an interdisciplinary PhD combining public policy, economic development and public administration as well as masters degrees in Public Health, and, Public and International Affairs.